PotGen

PotGen simplifies the generation of .pot, .po, and .mo files, allowing you to create translation files quickly and efficiently, thus facilitating the localization of your projects.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Usage
  • Create Configuration File
  • Configure Script in package.json
  • Run PotGen
• Configuration
• Features
• Recent Updates
• Contribution
• Donate
• License

Installation

To install PotGen, use npm:

npm install potgen

Additional Requirements

To create .mo files, you need to have GetText installed. If you are on Windows, you can download and install GetText from:

GetText for Windows

• GetText V 0.14.4 here

Usage

Create Configuration File

If PotGen does not generate a pot.json file in the root of your project after installation, create it manually with the following configuration:

{
  "sourcePattern": "**/*.{php,js}",
  "destFile": "languages/${domain}.pot",
  "package": "Default Package",
  "domain": "default-domain",
  "lastTranslator": "DEFAULT TRANSLATOR",
  "bugReport": "https://default.com/bugs",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "createPoFiles": false,
  "languages": ["es_ES", "es_PE", "ru_RU"]
}

Configure Script in package.json

Add the following scripts to your package.json file:

"scripts": {
  "pot": "node node_modules/potgen/pot.js",
  "watch": "gulp --gulpfile pogen.js default",
  "po2mo": "gulp --gulpfile pogen.js po2mo",
  "lang": "gulp --gulpfile pogen.js lang"
}

Run PotGen

Depending on the configuration of createPoFiles in pot.json:

If createPoFiles is true:

npm run pot

Expected output:

Generating .pot file...
Successfully generated .pot file: default-domain.pot ✓
Generating .po files for: es_PE
.po file generated successfully: default-domain-es_PE.po ✓
Generating .po files for: ru_RU
.po file generated successfully: default-domain-ru_RU.po ✓

If createPoFiles is false:

npm run pot

Expected output:

Generating .pot file...
Successfully generated .pot file: default-domain.pot ✓

Using Gulp

You can use the following commands to manage translation files:

gulp --gulpfile pogen.js default

or

npm run watch

This will start the monitoring process for changes in .po files:

Starting 'default'...
Watching for changes in .po files

To convert .po files to .mo:

gulp --gulpfile pogen.js po2mo

or

npm run po2mo

Expected output:

Starting 'po2mo'...
Converting .po files to .mo
Conversion completed ✓

To convert .po files for a specific language:

gulp --gulpfile pogen.js lang --lang=es_PE

or

npm run lang -- --lang=es_PE

Expected output:

Starting 'lang'...
Converting files matching es_PE.po
Files found matching es_PE.po
Conversion completed for es_PE.po ✓

Configuration

Option	Description	Default Value
sourcePattern	Glob pattern that specifies the files to search	**/*.{php,js}
destFile	Path and name of the destination .pot file.	languages/${domain}.pot
package	Name of the package.	Default Package
domain	Domain for the .pot file.	default-domain
lastTranslator	Information about the last translator.	DEFAULT TRANSLATOR
bugReport	URL for reporting bugs.	https://default.com/bugs
version	Version of the translation file.	1.0.0
createPoFiles	true: Generates .po files in addition to the .pot file false: Only generates the .pot file.	false
languages	List of languages for generating .po files. You can add more as needed.	["es_ES", "es_PE", "ru_RU"]

Features

• 🚀 Automatically generates .pot, .po, and .mo files for WordPress plugins and themes.
• 💻 Supports PHP and JavaScript files.
• ⚙️ Configurable through a simple JSON file.
• 🔠 Handles multiple WordPress translation functions (__, _e, _n, _x).
• ⚠️ Warns about undefined domains.
• 🔄 Options to convert .po files to .mo and generate .po files based on configuration.

Recent Updates

Changes Implemented in Version 3.0.0

• Generation of .po and .mo Files: PotGen can now also generate .po files and convert them to .mo, in addition to .pot files.
• Improved Gulp Support: New Gulp commands have been added to watch for changes, convert .po files to .mo, and generate files for specific languages.
• Configuration Update: The createPoFiles option now allows you to specify whether to generate .po files along with the .pot file.

Changes Implemented in Version 2.0.0

• HTML Handling and Format Markers: Improved handling of HTML tags and format markers in translation strings.
• HTML Links and Multiple Markers: Correct escaping of quotes in HTML attributes.
• Long Texts with HTML and Apostrophes: Proper handling of apostrophes and long texts with HTML.
• HTML Entity Decoding: Decoding of HTML entities for better readability in .pot files.

Contribution

If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvements, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request in the PotGen repository on GitHub.

Donate

If you appreciate this project and would like to support its ongoing development, you can make a donation through Ko-fi. Your support is greatly appreciated!

License

PotGen is licensed under the MIT License